Rita Ackermann
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Rita Ackermann (born 1968 in Hungary) is a Hungarian-American artist.
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[edit] Early life and education
Rita Ackermann was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1968.[1]
Ackermann trained at the University of Fine Arts Budapest from 1989 until 1992. Ackermann moved to New York City to study at The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.[2]
[edit] Career
Ackermann has been featured in numerous museum and gallery exhibitions in the United States, Japan and Europe.[3][4][5][6]
Her work includes paintings, drawings, T-shirts, a line of underwear, and skateboard design.[6] Her paintings in the early and mid 1990s featured nymphetish girls.[7]
In 2008 she participated in the Whitney Biennial [1]
[edit] Solo exhibitions
- 2005: “Jump On Me”, Bonner Kunstverein, April 29 to July 3
- 2005: “Collage: 1993-2005”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, September 9-October 8
- 2004: “The Dreamland Artist Club”, public project with Creative Time for Coney Island redevelopment, June 12 to September 6
- 2003: Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France, “Ördögök” (Devils) January 11 to February 22
- 2003: Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, “Memoires d’Une Jeune Fille Rouge”, May 23 to July 26
- 2003: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “Listen to the Fool’s Reproach”, December 13, 2003 to January 17, 2004
- 2002: Museum Het Domein, Sittard, Holland, “Snowfall in August”, June 2 – August 18
- 2001: The Deep Gallery, Paris, France, “Style Show for the Levitation of the Strong American Women”, June 28 – July 28
- 2001: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “the only way to get to my vagina is through Jesus!”, March 10 – April 12
- 2000: Annet Gelink Gallery, The Netherlands, “Lost and Found Notes”, September 2 – October 15
- 2000: Galerie Krobath Wimmer, Vienna, Austria, “God’s Little Helpers”, May 17 – July 1
- 2000: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “corvette”, March 10 – April 15
- 1999: Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, “Revelation”, September 3 – October 11
- 1999: Swiss Institute, New York, January 21 – March 6, with Ana Axpe
- 1998: Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece, June - September
- 1998: Bartok 32 Galeria, Budapest, Hungary, “Just Do Whatever You Want”, March 13 – April 5
- 1998: Andrea Rosen Gallery, NYC, “Songs of Sirens”, January 9 – February 7
- 1997: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “The Good, The Bad and The Evil”, May/June
- 1996: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “If Anyone Hurts My Brother, I’ll Kill That...”, January 19 - February 24
- 1995: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “The Birth of Tragedy”, September 1–30
- 1995: Interim Art, London, England, “out of the blue into the black”, June 1 - July 15
- 1995: Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece, “It Doesn’t Matter if You Love Me or Not....I’ll Be Always There For You...”, February 11 - March 25
- 1995: Museum of Contemporary Art, “Options 48: Dan Peterman”, November 12 – January 8
- 1994: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “After Dinner I’m Gonna Shoot You But Before I’ll Take A Shower”, July 8 - August 12, 1994
[edit] References
- ^ a b "About The Artist: Rita Ackermann". Whitney Biennial 2008 Exhibition. New York, New York: Whitney Museum of American Art. 2008. http://www.whitney.org/www/2008biennial/www/?section=artists&page=artist_ackermann. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Rita Ackermann". Artist bio. New York, New York: Andrea Rosen Gallery. http://www.andrearosengallery.com/artists/rita-ackermann/. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ Smith, Roberta (2 February 1996). "Art in Review". The New York Times (New York, New York: The New York Times Company): p. C26. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/02/arts/art-in-review-015091.html. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ Smith, Roberta (7 October 2005). "Art in Review; Rita Ackermann -- Francis Upritchard". The New York Times (New York, New York: The New York Times Company). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E7D81E30F934A35753C1A9639C8B63. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ Santiago, Fabiola (25 October 2009). "MOCA acquisitions highlight pivotal works in artists' careers". The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida: Miami Herald Media Co). http://www.miamiherald.com/living/story/1296948.html. Retrieved 2 January 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b DiPietro, Monty (1999). "Rita Ackermann at the Parco Gallery". AssemblyLanguage (AssemblyLanguage). http://www.assemblylanguage.com/reviews/Ackermann.html. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ Rita Ackermann, Frieze, Nov-Dec 2005.
[edit] External links
- Artist information at andrearosen.com
- Rita Ackermann at Andrea Rosen, Art in America, Nov, 2004 by Vincent Katz
- Teenarama: Rita Ackermann by Peter Schjeldahl, artnet.com
- Rita Ackermann at the Parco Gallery by Monty DiPietrobr, assemblylanguage.com
- Ackermann at Rebecca M. Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece
